https://nativeyardatlas.com/tags/snow-and-ice/ Recent content in Snow and Ice on NativeYardAtlas.com Hugo en-US Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/establishment-and-stewardship/reducing-winter-salt-exposure-native-plantings/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/establishment-and-stewardship/reducing-winter-salt-exposure-native-plantings/ <h1 id="reducing-winter-salt-exposure-around-native-plantings">Reducing winter salt exposure around native plantings</h1> <p>Deicer can reach a planting when salty snowmelt flows into the root zone or when spray from a road lands on leaves and buds. These are different exposure routes, so start by tracing where snow, meltwater, and traffic spray move through the site. A plant that tolerates one route may not tolerate the other.</p> <p><img src="https://nativeyardatlas.com/establishment-and-stewardship/reducing-winter-salt-exposure-native-plantings/exposure-paths.svg" alt="Deicer reaches planting roots through salty meltwater or leaves and buds through road spray; tolerance to each exposure route can differ." loading="lazy" decoding="async"></p>